Sizzling science

Machine learning and advanced cow-based technologies are helping scientists predict heat stress risk for cows and provide early warnings to farmers, enabling…


Jelly Crystal Cake

As the days get a little duller and the nights a little longer, this recipe is what you need to bring a little colour back into the kitchen and the kids’ lunch…


Dairy Beef Progeny Test enters new phase

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s long-term Dairy Beef Progeny Test is entering a new phase which involves more farms and a new approach to identifying opportunities…


Don’t throw the experienced baby out with the bathwater

Recently Frances Coles has noticed a concerning trend with a number of businesses closely related to farming making redundancies and losing experienced people…


Chasing water efficiency

An investment in new irrigation infrastructure will hopefully save Hamish Hammond thousands of dollars.


Europe milk opportunities

Europe is massive in milk. Producing about 150 million metric tonnes of product a year, it’s a huge consumer of its own goods and also the world’s biggest…


South Island maize grain market expands

Canterbury growers are developing a market for maize grain in the South Island. Words Heather Chalmers.


Historic farm looks to the future

At Longbeach Estate in coastal Mid Canterbury, reminders of its proud pioneering farming history sit alongside the latest in agricultural practices and…


Market outlook: who let the dairy bulls out?

As we head into the latter part of the 2024–25 New Zealand dairy season, it’s safe to say things are in a notably improved position compared with where they…


Gene Technologies – Time to Debate

Kellogg Report – The Future of Genetic Technologies in New Zealand Agriculture: Balancing Innovation and Risk. Words Lisa Lunn.